Vivian talks about immigration.

"When Wabanaki people move from one river to another by land, they must take canoes and all other things. Everyone knows how important it is to go into battle lightly, and everyone knows that we must put down the heavy burden. Nothing can slow down the pace of progress more than fear, and it is often the most difficult burden to unload. " This passage written by Bonnie McBride in front makes me tremble. Even if the book "Orphan Train" has not been opened, I can still know the sufferings contained in this book from the title and story background. And the road to suffering is often full of "fear"-from the unknown "fear", hunger, cold, indifference, punishment ... These foreseeable sufferings are often not as terrible as those from the unknown.

When the clue character-orphan Molly comes out, we can see that her strangeness and sensitivity come from her environment. Once upon a time, all kinds of wonderful adoptive parents, as well as unfriendly adoptive parents now, and classmates who isolated her … So she took the Gothic route and put on a pair of armor for herself. Her rich inner activities show her expectation and disappointment for life. Even if she stole a copy of Jane Eyre, she would choose the oldest one to get rid of it, because she left too little for herself. Of course, it was this crime that forced her to do 50 hours of community service, so she was lucky enough to meet Vivian, who was 9 1 year old, and led her readers back to the "orphan train" of 1929.

/kloc-From the mid-9th century to the early 20th century, British people who suffered from the economic crisis thought that the United States was a pure land, full of jobs and money, so a batch of British people went bankrupt just to get enough air tickets to the United States. That's the Vivian family. Of course, Vivian was not called Vivian at that time, but Neve, a very common name in Ireland.

After a lot of hardships, the Neve family came to the United States, only to find that the United States is not as good as rumored. There are few job opportunities and the locals are xenophobic. At the same time, it is difficult to deal with diseases and survival problems with money. It rained all night, and the crowded apartment where they lived caught fire, so the miserable family fell apart. Neve was quickly put on the "orphan train". She didn't even have time to know the final situation of the injured mother and sister. She was crammed into the train with thousands of children, big and small, collected from all over the world and headed for the west.

At that time, the eastern part of the United States was a good place for industrial civilization and cities, while the western part was full of all kinds of excluded races and immigrants, and the level of civilization was also at a relatively low level. Originally, a kind-hearted children's rescue society threw the children to places where they thought they would live a "aristocratic rural life", but in fact they lived a "forced child labor" life in backward areas.

Mrs. Scatchard, who is in charge of the children on the orphan train, has a fierce speech, and all kinds of "rules" and "threats" are full of it, which makes Neve and them tremble, but it is nothing. Their future lies in whether they will be accepted at the station they will stop at, and Neve's Irish ancestry and red hair have brought her a lot of "trouble". Finally, when there were only some unruly children left in the car, Neve was taken home as a "child laborer" by a couple who owned a small family workshop. Here, the unfair treatment she received reminds me of the experience of black slaves. Fortunately, she faced it positively, learned some sewing skills and made a sincere friend. However, this stable life did not last long, and soon she was detained with a bunch of "evil deeds" and kicked away by the first foster mother.

Soon, the teacher of the Children's Help Association took her to an Orion's home. There were many children, and the hostess didn't care about anything. Her life here is not happy. The only thing that makes her happy is that she can go to school and meet the best teacher in her life, Miss Larson. Miss Larson's appearance finally made readers see a little light from the darkness. In fact, it also proves that Miss Larson gave Neve a warm place to live when she escaped from the family where her master tried to invade her. Finally, with the help of Miss Larson and Mrs Murphy, the Nelson couple adopted her and renamed her Vivian. Live a more normal life.

If it is a happy life from now on, there seems to be something missing. Vivian, 9 1 year-old, recalled that she met the German boy on the "orphan train" in college, and two people with the same experience and internal injuries came together. However, with the advent of World War II, the Germans were drafted into the army and eventually died in the battlefield. However, after the sad Vivian learned the news, she gave birth to her daughter with difficulty. She couldn't face her inner hurt and chose to send her daughter away. The days after that can be as plain as water as she said, marry a comrade-in-arms of "German boy", run an expansion shop, and finally settle in spruce port.

Back to 20 1 1, Molly and Vivian have compiled 80 years of articles and her life stories together. Molly used the internet to find Vivian's people who left an important mark in her life, and the most important thing was to find her daughter. This verifies the sentence: although not all parting can expect reunion, the lost will come back in another way. At the end of the story, Vivian took her granddaughter by the arm and said, "OK, where shall we start?"

After reading the whole book, Vivian's sufferings echoed in her memory, and these sufferings always came when she didn't expect them. Perhaps the vision before departure is beautiful, but the cruelty of history makes people feel painful. Interestingly, no matter what we met, no matter what we complained about our loved ones, those old friends were always around us, incarnating ghosts and caring for us in every way. Maybe we have no choice in many things, but we can always keep the best in our hearts, accept all the joys and sorrows given by life with love and courage, and work hard to meet better people and life at the corner!